Unit 262 · Sheep Range / Desert NWR
About this unit
Sheep Range north of Las Vegas within Desert National Wildlife Refuge — the largest wildlife refuge in the Lower 48. Limestone island range rising to over 9,900 feet at Hayford Peak, with Mojave Desert scrub at the base climbing through pinyon-juniper to mixed conifer at the top.
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge
- Sheep Range
Public lands inside this unit
12 found
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
ParkNational MonumentHorse Thief Camp - Kingston Mountains, CA
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHorsethief Springs/Cabin
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaKingston Range Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMesquite Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaNopah Range Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaNorth Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPahrump Valley Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaSouth Nopah Range Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaStateline Wilderness
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaTule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Trails near Unit 262
12 found
Mormon Well Road
45.1 miTrailExpertOld Spanish Trail Highway
38.7 miTrailEasyWheeler Pass OHV Trail
31.4 miTrailExpertMcCullough Pass OHV Route
27.5 miTrailExpertSpring Mountain Divide Trail
24.6 miTrailExpertMount Potosi OHV Trail via Pioneer Saloon
23.5 miTrailExpertMount Charleston Peak via Deer Creek Trail
20.4 miTrailExpertLovell Canyon and Lovell Summit Road OHV Route
20.3 miTrailExpertCharleston Peak North Trail
19.4 miTrailExpertGrand Circle, Turtlehead Peak, and White Rock Loop
19.3 miTrailExpertMount Charleston North to South via Trail Canyon
16.6 miTrailExpertCharleston Peak South Trail
16.1 miTrailExpert
Campgrounds near Unit 262
12 found
Red Rock Canyon BLM Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Red Rock Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Mcwilliams
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Kyle Canyon Campground (formerly Day Use only)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Red Rock Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHorse Thief Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCathedral Canyon Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBlue Tree Group Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Kyle Canyon Campground (formerly Day Use only)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKyle Canyon Campground (formerly Day Use only)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed-jean/roach Dry Lakes
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSpring Mountains Dispersed
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Nevada
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.ndow.org/get-outside/hunting/rules-regulations/
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://www.ndow.org/apply-buy/apply-buy-hunting/
- GMU map ↗
https://nevada-department-of-wildlife-data-hub-ndow.hub.arcgis.com/
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.ndow.org/get-outside/hunting/hunter-education/
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.ndow.org/apply-buy/apply-buy-hunting/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 262, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Nevada agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 08/02/2026.